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old year/ new

Last Week at Work I thought last week would be easy. I expected a quiet workplace with most activities on hold and many people (including my supervisor) gone. Not to be. Life comes at you fast. Best to slow it … Continue reading

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MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study

I work at Oregon State Hospital (OSH) in Salem, OR. It exists because in Oregon as well as most everywhere else, there is an assumption in the legal system (in society in general) that the people who have a mental health diagnosis … Continue reading

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Small post

It’s Sunday night, I’m tired and still want to share a couple things. First, Update on Blizzard, our cat that had her eyes removed (surgically) because she was suffering from glaucoma. She’s doing exceptionally well. Wayy better than when she … Continue reading

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Yesterday and Today at Oregon State Hospital

467 Poisoned at Oregon State Hospital November 18, 1942 One of the most tragic incidents in Salem’s history was the poisoning of nearly 500 patients and staff at the Oregon State Hospital, on the evening of November 18, 1942. Many … Continue reading

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Mad Liberation by Moonlight

Re: Looney Radio 5/15/09 Mental Health consumer-talk-radio Tonight, Friday night, 1 a.m. to 2 a.m.- May 15th, 2009 KBOO 90.7 FM or streamed on the web: kboo.fm Call in at 503-231-8187 to be on the radio (or show up at … Continue reading

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Stories From Mental Hell Treatment

These are stories of people subjected to torture and humiliation in the name of “treatment” for mental health issues. They are found (with many others) on the website: http://psychrights.org/index.htm CHOMP Hell On October 15, 2007, I was kidnapped, put in solitary … Continue reading

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MLBM Announcement

Re: Looney Radio 4/17/09 Mental Health consumer-talk-radio This Friday night, 1 a.m. to 2 a.m.- April 17th, 2009 KBOO 90.7 FM or streamed on the web: kboo.fm Call in at 503-231-8187 to be on the radio (or show up at … Continue reading

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Mostly the teachings of a Mad Man

Moon not exactly full Last nights show was great, though a week late. I’ll get the MP3 up as soon as possible for the archives. Only 3 callers who hung on (several hang-ups when lines were busy). Enough on that … Continue reading

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Study 15

From the Washington Post: A Silenced Drug Study Creates An Uproar By Shankar Vedantam Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 18, 2009; A01   The study would come to be called “cursed,” but it started out just as Study 15. … Continue reading

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Grist

for the mill. Obtained from various web locations. Concerning Premature death associated with bipolar disorder     Evidence of premature death for people diagnosed with bipolar disorder comes from a study published in Psychiatric Services (abstract available). This study adds … Continue reading

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